Safety paying teller&#39;s window



Sept. 6, 1932. M. 1.. ORR ,87

SAFETY PAYING TELLERS WINDOW Filed Feb. 26,. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept. 6, 1932. ORR 1,875,649

SAFETY PAYING TELLER'S WINDOW Filed Feb. 26, 193(1 2 heets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 5, i932 I I r 1 75 549 1 UN HTPED STATES Ii i i MELVILLE L. one, ommimmgoam V SAFETY PAYING 'rnLnnnswrnnow V Application filed retinales; 19st... seria1.no. 131,5671:

"My invention relates to a safety paying glass. The lower edge of the window, intertellers window, particularly adapted for mediate its width isprovided with the usual banks and the like. u shaped. opening 6,:through which money At the present time, the walls of the enclomay be passed into and out of the cage. Di-

5 sure forming the tellers cages in banks are rectly above the opening 6 is formed a rela- 1 ordinarily constructedof bullet-proof glass, tively small circular opening 7, to permit a andthe front window of the cages is provided conversation to be carried on between the with openings through which money may be teller and depositor. This construction is passed and a conversation carried on between typical of the conventional tellers cage wini 10 the tellerland depositor. It is apparent that dow.

this type of window does not protect the bank Referring more particularly to my invenfrom holdups, nor protect the lives of the tion, a tunnel 8, of U-shape in cross section tellers, due to the fact that the openings and formed of bullet-proof glass has one through the window accord a direct passage end snugly fitted in the opening 6, as at 9,

i for bullets discharged from the gun of the while the opposite end 10 is curved to extend robberand it is the primary object of my inat right angles in close parallel relation to vention to provide a window which will perthe inner side of the window. The counter mit the transaction of business without af- 11 forms the bottom of the tunnel and the fording a direct passage for bullets, thereby tunnel is firmly secured to the counter by the 20 protecting the lives of the tellers and frus- U-shaped band 12 extending over the inner a tratinglthe attempt of the robber. end of the tunnel, the ends of the band be- .A further object of the invention is to proing bent at an angle to form lugs 13, through vide a window of the above-mentioned charwhich screws 14. extend into the counter.

1 acter, which is simple and durable in construc- The speaking tube 15 is formed from a I 25 tion, reliable and efficient in use and inexpen-- metal tube, the ends 16 and 17 of which are sive to manufacture. curved at an. angle to the body in opposite Other objects and advantages of the invendirections. The end 16 of the tube has intion willbe apparent during the course of ternal screw-threads 18 to receive the screwthe following description. threaded end of the nipple 19 which extends 0 In the accompanying drawings, forming a through the opening 7 of the window. A 30 f part "of this specification and in which like flange 2O surrounds the outer end of the nipnumerals are employed to designate like parts ple bearing against the window and upon throughout the same, tightening the nipple the tube is firmly se- Fig. lis a front elevation view of the imcured in place, so that the end 17 is disposed 5 .proved window, on a lower-horizontal plane than the open- 4 Fig.4 is a vertical section taken on lines tube and yet there is no direct passage Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional viewtaken ing 7. on lines 2-2 of Fig. 1, In use, it will be seen that money may be Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on freely passed through the tunnel 8 and a conlines 3-3 of Fig.1, versation carried on through the speaking 4-4 of Fig. 1, throu h the window for the assage of a 4 7 lines 66 of Fig. 2. protecting the life of the teller and prevent Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on bullet discharged from a gun. A bullet dislines 5-5 of Fig. l, and, charged into either the opening 6 or 7 would Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view taken on be stopped by the wall of the tunnel or tube,

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose the robbery of the teller. of illustration, I have shown a preferred em- It is to be understood that the form of my bodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 deinvention herewith shown and described is notes the front window of a paying tellers to be taken as a preferred example of the 5 cage which is constructed of bullet-proof same and that certain changes in the shape,

size and arrangement of the parts may be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined wclaim.flifl.r 7 6 Having thus described my invention, I

claim 1 In a structure for'the protection of tellers, a counter, a partition extending Vertically from said counter provided with a recess in 10 its lower edge, a tunnel disposed'onysaid counter having one end closely fitted in said recess, the opposite end of the tunnel being' laterally curved to extend'at right. angles on a horizontal plane and terminating at a'point remote from the recess in said partiti0n,'and a band disposed over the free end of said tunnel andsecured to saidcounter, w

y In testimony-whereof Iaifix my signature MELVILLEVL. ORR. 

